Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by PapaShiz86 
- Chart updated: 02/18/2024 06:45
- (Created: 12/01/2021 02:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
25,369
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
14,277
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
29,814
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
10,500
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
16,047
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,307
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,452
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Year of Release:
1987
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2,967
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
26,303
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,228
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 5 | 5% | |
| New Order | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Talk Talk | 3 | 3% | |
| Iron Maiden | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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Up 32 from 72nd to 40th |
Up 25 from 50th to 25th |
Up 24 from 47th to 23rd |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 56 from 43rd to 99th |
Down 48 from 40th to 88th |
Down 37 from 38th to 75th |
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